Ramajogayya Sastry
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Ramajogayya Sastry | |
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IIT Kharagpur | |
| Occupation | Lyricist |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music.
Early life
Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near
Career
He was working as a metallurgical engineer at
Career as a lyricist
Sastry penned lyrics for over a hundred films in Telugu and is a famous lyricist in Andhra Pradesh. He is popular for his peppy and catchy lyrics, while he has frequently shown his ability to write lyrics for more serious situations in films. He fancied becoming a singer.[2]
He first penned lyrics for a
Actor-producer Mohan Babu and film director Srinu Vaitla offered Sastry to work in many of their films before he rose to stardom with the song "Om Namaste Bolo" (Telugu: ఓం నమస్తే బోలో) in the film Ready. He won Filmfare award for the devotional song Sadaasiva Sanyaasii! (Telugu: సదాశివ సన్యాసీ!) from the film Khaleja.[3]
He played a short and uncredited role in King as a music assistant for a music director Jayasurya played by Brahmanandam.
He won a music award from the Telugu channel Star Maa for lyrics of the song "Apple Beauty" from the movie Janatha Garage. He also penned the title song Jayaho Janatha for the same movie which was released in 2016. He then worked for Pawan Kalyan's Katamarayudu title song "Mira Mira Meesam" for which Anup Rubens composed the soundtrack.
Filmography
Awards
- Won Khaleja(2010)
- Won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Telugu for Janatha Garage(2016)
- Won Endukante... Premanta! (2012)[7]
- 2021: SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for ''Butta Bomma'' - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo(2021)
- 2017: SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for ''Pranaamam'' - Janatha Garage(2016)
- 2012: SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for "Guruvaram March" - Dookudu(2011)
- Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Srimanthuda" from the movie Srimanthudu in 2015
- Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Pranaamam Pranaamam" from the movie Janatha Garage in 2016
References
- ^ Video interview with Ramajogayya Sastry Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. cinegoer.com
- ^ a b c "Interview with Rama Jogaiah Sastry". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 2013-05-04.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 2010, South: A glam do". The Times of India. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ "SATYAMEVA JAYATHE SONG LYRICS - VAKEEL SAAB - తెలుగు పాటల లిరిక్స్". తెలుగు పాటల లిరిక్స్. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's Cheekati Rajyam all set for Telugu release - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Cheekati Rajyam: The night is sinister". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Nominations for Maa Music Awards 2013 – Telugu cinema news. Idlebrain.com (2013-01-18). Retrieved on 2013-05-04.
External links
- Ramajogayya Sastry at IMDb
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